Partner countries
Overview

Australia's co-production partners, 2014

Australia currently has 12 co-production partners: Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

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AUSTRALIA

CANADA

CHINA

FRANCE

GERMANY

IRELAND

ISRAEL

ITALY

KOREA

NZ

SINGAPORE

SOUTH AFRICA

UK

OVERALL CO-PRODUCTION ACTIVITY

Competent authority

Screen Australia

Telefilm Canada

China Film
Co-production
Corporation
(CFCC)

Centre
National de la
Cinématographi e
(CNC)

Federal Offic e
of Economics &
Export Control
(BAFA)

The Irish Film
Board

Israeli Film Fund

Ministero per i
Beni e le Attivita
Culturali

Korean Film Council (KOFiC)

New Zealand
Film Commission

Media
Development
Authority

National Film and
Video Foundation

British Film
Institute

OVERALL CO-PRODUCTION ACTIVITY

No. partner countries

12

54

14

50+

22

5 + Europe

16

34

6

15

11

8

9 + Europe

OVERALL CO-PRODUCTION ACTIVITY

ECCC signatory

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes1

CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH AUSTRALIA

Date signed2

–

23-Jul-90

7-Jun-06

15-May-86

17-Jan-01

4-Feb-98

25-Jun-97

28-Jun-93

8-Apr-14

23-Dec-94

7-Sep-07

18-Jun-10

12-Jun-90

CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH AUSTRALIA

Type of agreement

–

Treaty

Treaty

MOU

Treaty

Treaty

Treaty

Treaty

Treaty

MOU

Treaty

Treaty

Treaty

CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH AUSTRALIA

Entry into force

–

26-Sep-90

19-Dec-08

15-May-86

12-Sep-01

7-Sep-98

13-Jan-98

12-Dec-96

12-Dec-14

23-Dec-94

16-Oct-08

22-Aug-11

27-Aug-90

CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH AUSTRALIA

Aus contribution level allowable

–

Min: 30%
Max: 70%

Min: 20%
Max: 80%

Min: 20%
Max: 80%4

Min: 30%
Max: 70%

Min: 20%
Max: 80%

Min: 20%
Max: 80%

Min: 30%
Max: 70%

Min: 20%
Max: 80%

No set levels

Min: 20%
Max: 80%

Min: 20%
Max: 80%

Min: 30%
Max: 70%

CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH AUSTRALIA

No. co-productions to date

–

56

3

32

10

4

1

1

–

10

5

0

43

CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH AUSTRALIA

Average no. co-productions annually3

–

2.3

0.5

1.1

0.8

0.2

0.06

0.06

–

0.5

0.8

0

1.8

GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Direct funding: national

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Direct funding: regional

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Indirect funding (eg tax rebates/credits): national

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

GOVERNMENT FUNDING

Indirect funding (eg tax rebates/credits): regional

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

Language

English

English, French

Mandarin,
Cantonese

French

German

English, Gaelic

Hebrew, Arabic

Italian

Korean

English, Maori

English, Chinese,
Malay

English, Afrikaans

English

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

Population (m)

23

35

1,360

66

81

5

8

62

50

4

5

48

63

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

No. films produced annually

27 (2012/13)

93 (2012/13)

638 (2013)

270 (2013)

236 (2013)

34 (2013)

28 (2013)

167 (2013)

207 (2013)

40 (2012)

13 (2012)

25 (2013)

239 (2013)

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

Total annual cinema admissions (m)

82 (2013)

131 (2012/13)

612 (2013)

193.6 (2013)

129.7 (2013)

15 (2013)

14 (2013)

106.7 (2013)

213.3 (2013)

14.8 (2012)

22.1 (2013)

25.8 (2011)

165.5 (2013)

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

Domestic share of box office

3.5% (2013)

3%

59%

33.8% (2013)

26% (2013)

1% (2013)

10% (2013)

31% (2013)

59.9% (2013)

2.6% (2013)

4% (2013)

11% (2013)

21.5% (2013)

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

No. TV households (m)

8

14

387

26

35

2

2

24

16.5 (2012)

1.6

1

8

27

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

Local content regulation on TV

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes5

Yes5

Yes

Yes5

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

Legal system

Common Law

Common Law
(Quebec Civil Law)

Civil Law

Civil Law

Civil Law

Common Law
mixed with
Customary Law

Common Law
mixed with
Jewish, Christian
& Muslim laws

Civil Law

Mix of European
civil law,
Anglo-American
law and
Chinese classical

Common Law

Common Law

Mix of Civil Law,
Common Law and
Customary Law

Common Law

SOCIETY/INDUSTRY/MARKET

Currency

$AUS

$CAN

¥CNY

€EUR

€EUR

€EUR

₪Shekel

€EUR

₩WON

$NZ

$SIN

$RAND

£GBR

Source: Screen Australia

Notes:
n.a. - not applicable
1. The UK is an ECCC signatory but is not eligible for Eurimages funding
2. Refers to the agreement currently signed; however MOUs may have been in place for some countries prior to the treaty being signed
3. Total number of co-productions with Australia divided by the number of years since the agreement was signed
4. The French/Australian MOU is asymmetrical: the Australian minimum is 40% but the French minimum is 20%
5. EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive only

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